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Riggers
SOC 49-9096.00
Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
8
Skills
8
Knowledge
2
Job Zone
No
Green
Top Skills 8
Critical Thinking
3.2
Active Listening
3.1
Operation and Control
3.1
Time Management
3.1
Monitoring
3.0
Complex Problem Solving
3.0
Operation Monitoring
3.0
Judgment and Decision Making
3.0
Knowledge Areas 8
Mechanical
3.7
Building and Construction
3.5
Customer and Personal Service
3.5
Engineering and Technology
3.4
Transportation
3.3
Design
3.1
Mathematics
3.0
Public Safety and Security
3.0
Key Tasks
1Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure
safety of workers and materials.
2Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
3Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and
power tools.
4Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and
sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
5Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using
chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
Also Known As
Acrobatic Rigger
Boat Rigger
Crane Operator
Crane Rigger
Fly Rail Operator
Gantry Rigger
Gear Repairer
Grip
Hand Rigger
Heavy Lift Rigger
Tools & Equipment
Adjustable hand wrenches
Allen wrench sets
Beam type torque wrenches
Chain hoists
Channellock pliers
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